Module Descriptors
AN INTRODUCTION FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS TO THE CARE OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
NURS60254
Key Facts
Faculty of Health Sciences
Level 6
45 credits
Contact
Leader: Karen Griffiths
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 72
Independent Study Hours: 378
Total Learning Hours: 450
Assessment
  • ASSIGNMENT weighted at 100%
  • OBJECTIVE STRUCTURED CLINICAL EXAMINATION weighted at 0%
  • CLINICAL PRACTICE weighted at 0%
Module Details
Module Learning Strategies
Contact Hours: (72)
24hours Lead Lectures
14 hours Groupwork
15 hours Problem-based learning
15 hours Alternative practice placement during contact time
4hours Presentations to Peers

Independent Study Hours: (378)
100 hours Library and Research time
100 hours Portfolio Development
28 hours Preparation for formative resentation
25 hours Preparation for OSCE
75 hours Preparation for Practice Development
50 hours Reflection

Module Additional Assessment Details
3,000 word assignment - 100%
OSCE - Pass/Fail
Profile of Practice Development - Pass/Fail

Analysis of a critical incident from the student's own area of practice, 3,000 words (all learning outcomes achieved)
OSCE - Paediatric Life Support (contributes to meeting LO 2)
Profile of Practice Development (contributs to meeting LO 2)

Formative Assessment / Feedback:
Presentations; Group work; Problem Based Learning; Group and individual tutorials; Practical Supervision.

Module Special Admissions Requirements
Registered Healthcare Professionals
Current ebhanced CRB clearance by employers prior to commencement of module
Module Texts
Advanced Life Support Group (2005) Advanced Paediatric Life Support 4th ed London BMJ Books
Bee, H., Boyd, D. (2006) The Developing Child 11th ed Boston, Allyn and Bacon
Glasper, E., Richardson, J. (2006) A Text Book of Children and Young Peoples Nursing Edinburgh, Elsevie
Wilson, K., James, A. (2007) The Child Protection Handbook 3rd Ed Edinburgh, Baillere Tindall

Module Resources
Library
IT resources
Skills Labs and equipment

Module Indicative Content
This interactive practice based module will include:
Physical and psychosocial development of infants, children and adolescents
Principles of communication with children and their families
Child perspectives of concepts of health and illness
Use and management of play and distraction therapy during assessment and treatment
Assessment and management of pain
Recognition of the sick child and rapid assessment of the acutely ill child
An overview of child protection
Parental Responsibility
Child consent and children's rights
Family-centred care
Paediatric life support
Pharmacology relating to children and calculations
Contemporary guidance documents